JP2005027889A - Game service system and game server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game service system capable of expecting the prolongation of the contract term of registered players. <P>SOLUTION: Monthly addition points granted to the members per month are increased according to the duration of the contract term of the members and the more the contract term prolonged, the more the monthly addition points are granted per month. As a result, the players tend to renew the contract term by their anticipation of such more monthly addition points. This enables the expectation of the prolonged contract term of the members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game providing system and a game server configured such that registered members can enjoy a game on a game site from a mobile terminal via the Internet.

A game providing system configured so that registered members can enjoy a game on a game site from a mobile terminal via the Internet is generally known. As this type of game providing system, there is known a system that gives a member a point for receiving a predetermined privilege (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-219281 A

  By the way, in the conventional game providing system described above, the member simply gives a point for receiving a predetermined privilege, and when the member gets bored with the game, the game site tends to gradually lose access to the game site. There is. Under such circumstances, the conventional game providing system has a problem that the contract period of the member cannot be expected to be prolonged.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game providing system and a game server that can expect a longer contract period for members.

  A game providing system according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal and a game server connected via the Internet, and a game server is provided to a registered member who accesses the game server from the mobile terminal and plays a game on a game site. A game providing system for providing points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service, wherein the game server has means for giving an additional point that increases according to the length of a contract period of a member for each predetermined period. Features.

  In the game providing system according to the present invention, the additional points given to the member every predetermined period increase according to the length of the contract period of the member. Therefore, the member adds more as the contract period becomes longer. The tendency to renew the contract period in anticipation that points are awarded every predetermined period increases.

  In the game providing system of the present invention, the predetermined period for giving the additional points is preferably set to, for example, six months or three months within one year, and more preferably set to one month.

  The game server according to the present invention is a game server that gives a member exchangeable with a predetermined product or service to a member who plays a game on a game site by accessing from a mobile terminal via the Internet. , Characterized in that it has means for giving an additional point increasing in accordance with the length of the contract period of the member every predetermined period.

  In the game server according to the present invention, the additional points given to the member every predetermined period increase in accordance with the length of the contract period of the member. Therefore, the longer the contract period is, the more additional points the member has. The tendency to renew the contract period in anticipation of being given every predetermined period becomes stronger.

  Also in the game server of the present invention, the predetermined period for giving the additional points is preferably set to, for example, six months or three months within one year, and more preferably set to one month.

  In the game providing system and the game server according to the present invention, the additional points given to the member every predetermined period increase according to the length of the contract period of the member. The contract period tends to be renewed in the hope that many additional points will be awarded every predetermined period. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to expect the member contract period to be extended.

  Embodiments of a game providing system and a game server according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings to be referred to, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game providing system according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game server shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game providing system according to an embodiment includes a mobile terminal 1 such as an i-mode (registered trademark) mobile phone, and a game server 2 to which the mobile terminal 1 is connected via the Internet. I have. As shown in FIG. 2, the game server 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 2c, an HDD (Hard Disk) 2d, etc. In the HDD 2d, a member registration master 2e, a game data file 2f, a point master 2g, and the like are constructed.

  The CPU 2a executes a program stored in the ROM 2b, thereby exchanging data among the portable terminal 1, the input device 3, and the output device 4, and temporarily storing predetermined data in the RAM 2c. Then, the CPU 2a executes a predetermined process with reference to the data temporarily stored in the RAM 2c and the data stored in the member master 2e, the game data file 2f, and the point master 2g of the HDD 2d.

  Here, the game server 2 of one embodiment provides a predetermined product or service (for example, a clock application, a mobile terminal) to members who play a predetermined game on the game site by accessing the mobile terminal 1 via the Internet. Points that can be exchanged for the incoming call image and ringtone) are added as monthly points. At that time, the game server 2 gives monthly addition points that increase in accordance with the length of the contract period of the member.

  Therefore, item data as shown in FIG. 3, that is, a password, a member number, a member name, and a member registration date are updated and stored in the member master 2e for each new member registration process. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the point master 2g is updated and stored each time data of total win / loss points, cumulative monthly addition points and total points in association with the member number.

  The total winning / losing point is a total of winning / losing points that the member earns / losses in accordance with the winning / losing of the game. The cumulative monthly points are the cumulative monthly points to be given to members. The accumulated monthly addition points are automatically updated by adding the monthly addition points at the beginning of each month.

  At that time, refer to the member registration date of the member master 2e for the monthly additional points, determine the contract period of the member, and refer to the additional points table (see Fig. 5) for the monthly additional points corresponding to this member contract period. To be determined. The addition point table is stored in the ROM 2b, but may be stored in the RAM 2c in order to make the contents rewritable.

  Here, in the game server 2 of one embodiment, various processes are executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S1, it is repeated until it is determined as YES whether the mobile terminal 1 has accessed the game server 2 of the game site by inputting the personal identification number.

  If the decision result in the step S1 is YES, in a succeeding step S2, it is judged whether or not the player who accesses the game site from the portable terminal 1 is not registered as a member. This determination is made based on whether or not a member number corresponding to the password entered by the game player on the top screen displayed on the portable terminal 1 exists. At that time, the member master 2e is referred to. .

  If the determination result is YES and it is determined that the player is not registered as a member, member registration processing is executed in the next step S3. In this process, it is required to input each data item of the member master 2e shown in FIG. 3 on the top screen displayed on the portable terminal 1. When each data item is input from the portable terminal 1, the data of the item is stored in the member master 2e.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S2 is NO and it is determined that the game player is a registered member, the process jumps to step S4 following step S3. In step S4, a process for allowing a registered member to select a game is executed. In this process, it is required to select a game to be played on the top screen displayed on the mobile terminal 1. In addition, mahjong, slot machines, pachinko, poker, etc. are prepared as game types.

  When the member selects a game to be played from the top screen on the mobile terminal 1 in step S4, the selected game is downloaded from the game data file 2f and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 1 in the subsequent step S5. Therefore, the member starts a game displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 1.

  Then, when the game is over, in the subsequent step S6, the calculation of increase / decrease of points according to the winning / losing of the game is executed, and the calculated winning / losing points are respectively added to the total winning / losing points and total points of the point master 2g. Also, the accumulated monthly addition points corresponding to the member number stored in the point master 2g are searched, and the searched accumulated monthly addition points are added to the total points.

  In the subsequent step S7, the total win / loss points, accumulated monthly addition points and total points of the point master 2g are updated. At that time, the accumulated monthly addition points are added to the total points and given to the member, so that the balance is updated as zero.

  In step S8, the winning / losing points corresponding to the current game win / loss, the updated total winning / losing points, the accumulated monthly addition points, and the updated total points are notified to the screen on the portable terminal 1.

  Here, the accumulated monthly added points added to the total points in the point calculation of step S6 are the accumulated monthly added points added at the beginning of each month, and the member accesses the game server 2 every month. If it is, it becomes a monthly addition point for one month. Then, as shown in the addition point table of FIG. 5, the monthly addition points for one month are, for example, 100 points for the first year, 125 points for the second year, 125 points for the third year, Increase by 150 points.

  As described above, in the game providing system including the game server 2 according to the embodiment, the monthly additional points to be given to the member at the beginning of each month increase according to the length of the contract period of the member. The longer the contract period is, the more monthly reward points are expected to be awarded every month, and the tendency to renew the contract period becomes stronger. Therefore, it can be expected that the contract period of the member will be extended.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the numerical value of the addition point shown in the addition point table of FIG. 5 can be changed to an appropriate value. Further, the addition points may be given not only in units of one month but in units of two months, units of three months, and units of four months.

It is a schematic diagram of the game provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the data item of the member master shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the data item of the point master shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the addition point table stored in ROM shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the game server shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 mobile terminal 2 game server 2a CPU
2b ROM
2c RAM
2d HDD
2e member master 2f game data file 2g point master 3 input device 4 output device

Claims (4)

  A mobile terminal and a game server connected via the Internet, and the game server can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service for members who access the game server from the mobile terminal and play a game on a game site A game providing system for giving points, wherein the game server has means for giving an additional point that increases in accordance with the length of a contract period of a member every predetermined period.   The game providing system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined period is set to one month.   A game server that gives points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or service to registered members who play games on a game site by accessing from a mobile terminal via the Internet. A game server comprising means for giving an additional point that increases in response to each predetermined period.   The game server according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined period is set to one month.

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